New High


New High is an album by guitarist Larry Coryell which was recorded in 1999 and released on the HighNote label the following year.

Reception

In his review on Allmusic, Stewart Mason states "A better-than-average standards date, Larry Coryell's New High finds the guitarist in a supportive small-combo setting, playing a solid mix of some well-chosen standards and a fine pair of originals.... Larry Coryell has taken some heat from jazz purists for his too-regular forays into easy listening jazz-pop, but New High is a more-than-respectable piece of solid post-bop". In JazzTimes, Jim Ferguson called it " an album that is beautifully played and recorded" noting "the opening moments of this most recent album leave little doubt that he's in a blowing, straightahead frame of mind and in command of an expert combo".

Track listing

All compositions by Larry Coryell except where noted
  1. "Bags' Groove" – 8:02
  2. "Like Sonny" – 5:46
  3. "Funereal" – 5:04
  4. "Ursula" – 5:48
  5. "John Charles" – 7:53
  6. "Spiral Staircase" – 6:49
  7. "Old [Folks (1938 song)|Old Folks]" – 5:25
  8. "New High" – 5:15

Personnel